Toy pistol



s. BowN T QY PISTOL Filed Nov. 8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN EY May 31,1927 7 5- BROWN TOY PISTOL 2 Shedts-Sheei 2 Filed Nov. 8, 1924 mli ATTORNEY H AGO; ILLINOIS Assam 0F; ri -L DELAHANTYQ 'QF UHEAQQ ILLI NQisg f F TQHA ANPK I moyii Ism on Y Application fi1ed .Nov ember"8, 1924. Serial mi. 743,737,. a 7

This invention, relates to atoy pistol and has for its primary object; the construction and: assooiation of parts. whereby the Cost of manufacturer-Willihe, greatly redubecl with out in any way sacrificing the novelty of; the

anchpro'jecting" the missile in combination with the novelioonstrnotion oftrigger, Aho'thei' object; of; myfinvention is theflclesign of a novel. be usecl with my; improved my. pistol.

WVith these and; other' objects inview the invention vvilliloe' better" understood, from the following detailed description taken in con- 'nec'tion ivithk the; accompanying. wherein: r

" ig'glvis aside elevation olilny improved y pistol;

' Fig.- Qisa longitudinal sectional vieivu E 'g3 1's a 'oross sect onal vlew on the l ne 3*? i Fig-1 1' I 1 Fig; 4 is'a cross sectional. view on the line Fig; 5 ,is a perspective view of a target with-my imp ovedp istrncttire to -loe' used,-

p'istolt -i w p "Fig'ifi'is a top plan View. a

Fig; is a s'ectiona'lvietv on theline T -'7 "*Figasis perspective View of: one ofthe movable targets.

Again referring to the drawing illnstrat- I r o ing one of themany constructions of? niyinvntion' the numeral 1' designates "a two p art casing having a liollow' hand-1g i'extension 2.. forming the'oas'lng arese The "twopai ts V byfasteners, 3 wh ohzn'i'ayihe of any jniuiibe and 'arrange dan an position fo un'cl advanta eous. fl his casing, is formed with ave holes 4 and 5jand vvith "an outlet -6,

form" of; target structure; to

drawlng 'leased.: 'Myfimprolved target:

'onstruction "that; the;

. zpUribosesl The front W theireonany snitabledesignandiastationary thi's flange is provided With-(a s"er leisu 'portin "andzprojectin m cl m p 7 h nets than ilhist-rat' int a laterally a t nding &115? W.- minates in; a oop 9q ngag ngb' lie t he, fasteners 3, The tpigger l0 {is iorn ed tro n ip? f meta b nt; to ve n; n le.

11 formed with a hole 12 slitlaloly reoeiv-ing h J Q'd1TK-The remaining end p rtiq f f he rip f rmed! int hook 1: Whi e e intermed a PQ l i s be to; fin e P ece lap oject ngf hrollgh he ,0; l,

Take mis e"- hi part u ar ns anqel, is formedof w odpro jded-.withz ihmilgh bore 16 that li ab -y whimshemed 1. coil spring:17-is i qu'n't d'vontheoiiod'wit on en butt ng he. ar a -lyanfili h'el Qth nd ewts g geithevmis le Qthatihe sliding qof the missile Qn h dz l o. pliin Whenth'e missile s confi d behind hQIhQQk 13. "J10 dom'plete, the e icel Prov e? 9m .18 having one end From oregoi g,de crin onitak n: conn c onawiththe a company ng rawing will be; compre m hav -the,ip pernower-' cqnnecte o, he missi e t 'ne t-lthe iasten'efsqi i' ofwilli be seen thtl p ov dean nexpensive tovpistoil h ving; he; ieq il 6 9111112. Qf power anl in-wli'i'ch the parts are so; goon?- strncted 'andj a igeQL such that the inissile i ay quibkmmer' front? wall? 19 and; zi -fear} wal1: 20: attached-"to :the' front wall by thevv ine connector 2l -'ofia folded parallel to the all, may have; pninted is provided with a-hoiizontalgfiange '23.; and

'24-;extending. part5 way have lips 26 benttinto "may he j constructed.

departing irom structure comp isesi Y iies oi slots into the vertical popt-ion 1 of; therea 'iva'llw Movableptaygts- 25 the slots "so; asfto have" V V. sivi-ngi ngin Venientand each movable target ha thQET TPIi EgY 7 I ma be. properly, compressed yjt e placin an hei on trug V arr ng me ti eing a 1100} i It .is ,"of COlllSftOi-bllIldBISl'JOOdihlS, target 7 various other. min- "theyeffore';

not desire to be limited in any manner extion-i'n; abutment With the loop.

g A toy of the class described "includingcept as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention What I claim is:

toy of the class describedincluding a casing having a handle extensioin a missilesupporting memberamounted in" the casing and having an end portion pro ect1ng there; fronn'a missile adapted to be mounted on the member, means for .pi'ojecti ng and discharging the missileirom the member, and

a-releasing member for the missile; said releasing member defining an end portion engaging the missile and an Opposite end portion defining a loop slidably received by the supporting member; i

' 2.-'A toy of the class describedincluding a missile supporting"member, a' releasing member having an end portion-defining .a hook and'an opposite endportion defining a loop slidably] received by the supporting 7 member, a missile adapted to be mounted on the supporting member and adapted for releasable engagement with the end portion ofthereleasing'member defining a hook, and

resilient" means embracing the supporting member and adapted to be compressed by the missile when mounted on thesupporting niembernengag'ement With the hook, said resilient means Whencompressed by the inissi-le having an end portion in abutment,

With'the missile andan opposite end porafmissile supporting member, a releasing member having an end portion defining a hook and an opposite end portion defining a loop"slid'ably-received by the supporting 'member, said releasinganember having "a a ortion definin -afin 'er iece'erinittin 'o b t; V b

eratioirof the releasing member; a i'nis'sile "adapted to be mountedon the supporting} member andadapted for releasable engage- InelltiTVlth the end portion 01": the releasing n ember defin ing a hook, and resilient means embracing the supporting member and adapted to be compressed by the missile when mounted on: the supporting member-xiii engagement vvith the 'liook, saidzresil ient means When. compressed b yithemissile havfing an en'd'p ortion in abutment with the missile and: an opposite endl, portion in abutfinent with the-loop 4. A toy pistol including missile supporting: membeg releasing member having -.-an'- end portion defining a hook and havinga portion providing a finger P1806: permitting operation of the releasing. member an d having an opposite end portion shdablysco'nne'eted tothe supporting/member, a. missile adapted to 'b efmo' unted onthe supporting 11118111 061 forl engagement 7' "with the a hook,

means disposed between the imissile' *and :the

said opposite endjof the releasing member for projecting and discharging the missile from the supporting member when the hook is moved from engagement Wlll'llill'lGlIliSSliB.

5. A toy pistol comprisinga hollow casing having a hollow handle extension, a-

rod mounted :Within the casing with. one end pivoted thereto and its other end portion projectiiig out of the casing, a ti'iggei'looseing; fasteners forconnecting the partsof the,

casing together, one end ofsaidcasing provided with an outlet, a rod projecting through the outlet and having. its inner end formed With a lateral arm pivoted to one of said fasteners, a coil spring on the rod,'

and a trigger in the form of-a metal: strip bent to have one end slid'ably connected to the rod and abutting: saidarm, its inter mediate portion formed into a finger piece;

and itsother'end formed. into a hook; a missile having a bore said rod and adapted t0 compress saidspring and be confined behind said hook, fandfla cord having one end connected to the missile and the otherxend'to. said casing.- V

I 7 A toy pistol including acasinghaving an extension-providing a handle portion. and

for slidably receiving. i

having spaced slotsiformed therein and pro v-ided' With an outlet, a missile supporting 'm'einber having an vend 'p,ortioni confined in "the casing and pivotally connected-thereto and an opposite end POiZtiQIl projecting through the outlet from the casing v-ayreleasing memberincluding? an end portion pro-.-

jecting through one oJi-the slots and defining a hook and an oppositeend portion slida'blyi received byw-th'e supporting member and hav-L" ing a portion bent to provide a'fin'ger piece extending through thezother of the slots,a missile adapted -'to be mounted one-the supporting member for engagement withthe hook, and a: spring memberembrajcing'the supporting member and adapted to; becompressed by the missile Wlienmounted'on the supportingmember for engagement. Withthe hook, said spring member Whencompressing by theiiiissilehavingan end portion inabutmentwitli themissile and an opposite ,end '120 portion in abutment with said opposite; end portion of the'releasing'member."

' 8. A toy pistol includinga missile supnortin member i a-missile;

adapted to be'carri'ed bygthe supporting' nemberand tolbe" I projecteditherefrom, means for, holding the missile; against projection from :the supr porting; member, gand; means for projecting Qthe missilewhen free fromengagement vvith o sthe" hol'dmg -means,.- said ;pro ect 1ng means having engagement With the holding means 0 for holding the holding'means in holding relation with the missile.

9. A toy pistol including amisslle supporting me1nber,' a missile adapted to be mounted on the supporting member and projecting therefrom, a releasing member having an end portion in hooked relation with the missile and hzrving an opposite end portion operatively eonneeted'to the supporting 7 member, and means for projeetingthemis 10 ably holding the releasingmember. inho'oked engagement With the missile.

STEWART BROWN.

In testimony whereof 1- Mix my signalt ure. 

